Need a Tutor for gimp

Brandon Sandrowicz bsandrow-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org
Wed Nov 21 15:38:17 UTC 2007


On 11/21/07, Asaf Maruf <asafmaruf-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> It is true that OSS apps are not very well known to many, however, a
> few apps are considered jewels of OSS. You can find an enterprise
> class OSS app for any domain. They are, in no particular order:
>
> Apache
> Sendmail
> Squid
> GIMP
> Fetchmail
> OpenOffice
> Latex
> Snort
> MySQL/PostgreSQL
> OpenSSH
> VNC
> Mplayer
> etc..
>
>
> Asaf
>
> On Nov 21, 2007 5:40 AM, Kevin Morris <kevjmorris-PkbjNfxxIARBDgjK7y7TUQ at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> >
> >  Hi Rob, There are a lot of great OSS apps out there that developers don't
> > know about, yes they need to advertise more but I am sure that $$$ are a
> > huge factor...but the best advertising is in word-of-mouth, it is up to us
> > to spread the word...once I use GIMP I will be sure to let others know about
> > my experience. Hopefully my work will showcase this application. Cheers
> > Kevin > Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2007 13:47:34 -0500 > From:
> > robert-5LEc/6Zm6xCUd8a0hrldnti2O/JbrIOy at public.gmane.org > To: tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org > Subject: RE: [TLUG]: Need a
> > Tutor for gimp > > On Tue, 20 Nov 2007, Kevin Morris wrote: > > > > > Hi,
> > Wow! never knew there is something like GIMP out there...I am new to > > Hi
> > Kevin. I'm glad you posted this comment. The GIMP is a fantastic > tool.
> > I've talked to many graphics artists who use it and they have > uniformly
> > high praise for it. The GIMP has been around for a long time > and is a
> > great example of a polished OSS application. > > Despite all this only a
> > minority of graphics artists know about The GIMP. > The GIMP has an
> > advertising problem :) > > > web design and I am trying to create a gradient
> > background image for a > > site I am developing. Will I be able to do this
> > in GIMP. Any suggestions > > or tips? > > I'm sure I've seen gradient
> > backgrounds in there. > > Cheers, > > Rob > > -- > "With sufficient thrust,
> > pigs fly just fine..." > -- RFC 1925 "The Twelve Networking Truths" > -- >
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Personally I'm not too fond of GIMP atm.  I'll have a better view of
it once they finish that new engine and stick it in.  (w/ support for
CMYK, etc)  I really don't think that you can call it an 'enterprise'
app without some of those things.
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